Continental Indoor Soccer League
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| Country |  United States Mexico |
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| Founded | 1989 |
| First season | 1993 |
| Folded | 1997 |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| Last champions | Seattle SeaDogs |
| Most championships | Monterrey La Raza (2 titles) |
| TV partners | Prime Network FSN Southwest |
The Continental Indoor Soccer League was a professional indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.
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History [edit]
When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams (Dallas and San Diego) joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to fill dates during the summer months.[1] It was thought that the ability to avoid arena issues with NBA and NHL teams would be helpful to the league's health.[2]
The CISL played its first season in 1993 with seven teams including one team in Mexico, the Monterrey La Raza. The league reached a high of 15 teams by 1995 including a second team south of the border, the Mexico Toros. However, the league played with 11 teams in both 1996 and 1997. After the 1997 season several teams withdrew from the league. When Dallas, the best-drawing team in the league, left the CISL just before Christmas 1997, the league disbanded.[3][4][5]
Dallas and Sacramento were two of the founding franchises for the Premier Soccer Alliance in 1998, which became the World Indoor Soccer League in 1999.
League Champions [edit]
| Season | Champion | Series | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Dallas Sidekicks | 2-1 | San Diego Sockers |
| 1994 | Las Vegas Dustdevils | 2-1 | Dallas Sidekicks |
| 1995 | Monterrey La Raza | 2-1 | Sacramento Knights |
| 1996 | Monterrey La Raza | 2-0 | Houston Hotshots |
| 1997 | Seattle SeaDogs | 2-0 | Houston Hotshots |
By Team [edit]
| Team | Championships | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Monterrey La Raza | 2 | 1995, 1996 |
| Dallas Sidekicks | 1 | 1993 |
| Las Vegas Dustdevils | 1 | 1994 |
| Seattle SeaDogs | 1 | 1997 |
Annual awards [edit]
Most Valuable Player [edit]
- 1993: Tatu, Dallas Sidekicks
- 1994: Tatu, Dallas Sidekicks
- 1995: Preki, San Jose Grizzlies
- 1996: Tatu, Dallas Sidekicks
- 1997: Paul Dougherty, Houston Hotshots
Goalkeeper Of The Year [edit]
- 1994: Antonio Cortes, San Diego Sockers
- 1995: Mike Dowler, Sacramento Knights
- 1996: Juan de la O, Seattle SeaDogs
- 1997: N/A
Coach Of The Year [edit]
- 1993: Gordon Jago, Dallas Sidekicks
- 1994: George Fernandez, Anaheim Splash
- 1995: Erich Geyer, Monterrey La Raza
- 1996: Trevor Dawkins, Houston Hotshots
- 1997: N/A
Rookie Of The Year [edit]
- 1993: Marco Lopez, Monterrey La Raza
- 1994: John Olu Molomo, San Diego Sockers
- 1995: Mark Chung, San Diego Sockers
- 1996: Carlos Farias, San Diego Sockers
- 1997: N/A
Defender Of The Year [edit]
- 1993: Sean Bowers, Sacramento Knights
- 1994: Ralph Black, Anaheim Splash
- 1995: Danny Pena, Sacramento Knights
- 1996: Troy Snyder, Washington Warthogs
- 1997: N/A
Playoff MVP [edit]
- 1995: Zizinho, Monterrey La Raza
- 1996: Raul Salas, Monterrey La Raza
Teams [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1994_1206578/alive-amp-kicking-in-the-u-s-a-soccer-the-world-s.html
- ^ http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1992-07-12/sports/9202190284_1_soccer-leagues-youth-soccer-teams-cisl
- ^ "Indoor soccer league folds". The Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque, IA: Woodward Communications, Inc.). December 24, 1997. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/1997/dec/24/sports/sp-1888
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19971223&id=RkFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VI4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2539,2138236
External links [edit]
- Continental Indoor Soccer League on FunWhileItLasted.net
- All-Time CISL Standings
- All-Time CISL Attendance
- Continental Indoor Soccer League history – American Soccer History Archives
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